Malaysia, Day 25: La Mer

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I'm just too lazy to write anything. However, I have a picture and sound-perfect experience to share, so I overcame my laziness. Here it is.

From my little Malay House (kind of) I have a great view of the beach, part of the adjacent island, and the open sea. It is picture-perfect. Many times I've been lounging in my chair watching the sea, listening to the rolling of the waves, just waiting for the sun to sink into the ocean. Eventually, slow moving as they are, my synapses made the connection and I thought: La Mer! I'm refering to the prototypical impressionists' music piece by Debussy. On this last evening of my beach vacation, I grabbed my Archos Jukebox (*), put on the headphones, and listened to La Mer with low volume, while watching the sun set and hearing the waves murmur softly.

Ohhh..... so perfect.

(*) Archos Jukebox 10 is my MP3 player. Based on a microdrive, it holds about 150 CDs. It is also the wonderful goodbye gift of my colleagues at SKYVA. If it had not been for this device and its capacity, I would hardly have had La Mer with me, and I would have missed this great experience. Thanks, guys, so much!

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